Transcript David Badcock LJWG 2014

David Badcock
Head of Recovery Engagement - Addaction
The role of drug treatment providers in the
care pathway: practical learning from the
South West of England
Addaction – Past and Present
• 1967 Association of Parents of Addicts (APA) founded by Mollie Craven
(mother of a heroin addict)
• 1997 rebranded as Addaction. Over the years we have built services,
links with government, policy-makers and influencers.
• Worked with 50,000 people last year, helping them and their families
deal with the effects of drug and alcohol misuse
• UK’s leading specialist drug and alcohol treatment provider
2010 Drug Strategy: Recovery at its heart
Championing recovery by recognising the achievements of people that
have turned their lives around and use their enthusiasm and inspiration
to help turn around the lives of others.
Addaction – always been about Recovery
Our ambition to help and support people with drug and alcohol
problems and their families recover from their addiction goes right
back to our foundation over forty years ago.
Blood Borne Viruses
Every person at risk or affected by BBVs can receive the appropriate
information, care and support.
Hepatitis C Workforce Development Programme
• 600 front-line key workers trained in hepatitis C
• 100% relevant services to offer Dry Blood Spot Testing
• 2,000 extra people tested for hepatitis C
• 90% of those tested positive to be referred into treatment
BBV Peer Education Programme
• Sustainable volunteer peer-led education service
• Raises awareness of BBVs and encourages more high risk individuals
into testing and treatment
• Established BBV peer support groups
• Developing capacity of services to support people affected by or at
risk of BBVs
Hepatitis C Training
Bar Chart: Average Staff confidence scores pre and post hepatitis C training (N=503)
[Confidence score range 1 to 5]
Hepatitis C Testing
HCV Trained Services (2013-2014)
11257
HCV Positive
17670
HCV Tested
All Services (2013-2014)
Not Recorded (unofficially ‘not tested’)
24205
Not Asked re HCV Testing
Baseline Pre-training All Services (2011-2012)
Not HCV Tested
Total Number of Service Users
Table: Testing data prior to training at baseline (2011-2012) and following training
(2013-2014) [note that the 2014 data includes January to February only].
2625
(10%)
9704
(55%)
5174
(46%)
3402
(14%)
4991
(28%)
3588
(32%)
15129
(61%)
724
(4%)
141
(1%)
3790
(15%)
2245
(13%)
2350
(21%)
1311
(5.3%)
562
(3.2%)
503
(4.5%)
The South West - A Unique Partnership
Brings together
• Staff knowledge & confidence
• Peer education
Also includes
• Buddying treatment support
Addaction’s ambition is to offer hepatitis C treatment within it’s own service
delivery, as a choice alongside traditional tertiary care
Eliminating Hepatitis C
Within a Lifetime
Thank you
David Badcock
@BadcockDavid
07956 489 527
[email protected]